Talk:Sheikh Hasina/Archive 2

Archive 1

Archive 2

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 20 October 2024

I have some important stuff to put here 27.147.190.160 (talk) 14:05, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Charliehdb (talk) 14:11, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

RfC about Indian interference in the lead

Should the lead include claims of Indian interference in the lead? Gotitbro (talk) 13:38, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

• Remove The sentence "She is seen as a manifestation of India's interference in Bangladeshi politics, which the critics described as the main source of Hasina's power." The lead already has "Hasina has been criticised as being too close to India, often at the cost of Bangladesh's sovereignty." That needs to be properly attributed to her critics though. This is a serious BLP issue and should be fixed immediately.Ratnahastin (talk) 14:03, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

• Support removal as the current wording violates WP:BLP. Nxcrypto Message 15:08, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
• No Sorry for the late reply especially as the RfC opener. This RfC is a continuation of the discussion just above, summarizing my rationale from there. The recent addition about alleged Indian intereference in Bangladesh to the lead reads thus "Hasina has been criticised as being too close to India, often at the cost of Bangladesh's sovereignty." This is UNDUE wikivoiced POV based on statements by opposition politicians (, ) [people accusing national leaders of selling their country to foreign powers is a tale as old as time]. The addition continues "She is seen as a manifestation of India's interference in Bangladeshi politics, which the critics described as the main source of Hasina's power." This is cited to very recent news analysis (South China Morning Post, Al Jazeera, The Guardian [and all of these specifically denote these as allegations]) of one aspect of the current events in Bangladesh (2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement, Non-cooperation movement (2024)) and also fails UNDUE and WEIGHT as the body does not contain enough material for this to be summarized as such in the lead (the sentences are repreated in toto in the body without any expansion of these claims).

A reason for my later reply here is that I was also going through WP:3PARTY bios to see if any of them contain anything about Indian intereferece. They don't. E.g. Britannica , Brockhaus Enzyklopädie , Den Store Danske Encyklopædi , Catt Hall , GlobalSecurity.org , Great Russian Encyclopedia , Munzinger-Archiv , Nationalencyklopedin , Great Norwegian Encyclopedia , A Dictionary of Political Biography . To then insert the bit about claimed Indian interference in the lead falls well under UNDUE and WEIGHT. The effort should be spent on expanding the body first about this allegation rather than fixating on the lead. Gotitbro (talk) 16:59, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

• Keep I don't see any WP:BLP violation while the citations from reliable sources adequately verify the claim. There was even a India Out movement in Bangladesh solely because of India's support to Sheikh Hasina's government, so it's not a fringe claim but a widely held perception. Za-ari-masen (talk) 09:10, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

• Keep It is clearly a prominent controversy. It should be stated that politicians from the oppositions are moving it. Sources can be POV, and very often will be in such a challenging situation. The two sentences should be reunited into one though, and wording should be changed.

Cinemaandpolitics (talk) 17:19, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Remove, at least based on the sources that currently support this claim. If this is the opposition's criticism it should be attributed as such, and a proper source should be found. Alaexis_¿question? 20:27, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Keep The two sentences can be combined into one and the name/s of some main sources making these allegations be included. Rigorousmortal (talk) 18:23, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

exactly. Cinemaandpolitics (talk) 15:43, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Keep I have already explained in an earlier thread. There are several reports talking about the Indian backing for Sheikh Hasina's government, therefore, this is not a mere opinion or a POV but an established fact. Media and journalists in Bangladesh were intimidated under Sheikh Hasina regime which is why reports and articles about this Indian interference are only emerging after her resignation. The particular statement in the lead about that interference is also very clearly attributed to critics, therefore I fail to see a POV here. Nomian (talk) 06:36, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Sources can have a point of view, be biased or whatever. They just have to be reliable enough. Cinemaandpolitics (talk) 15:45, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

New draft

I created an draft named Draft:Premiership of Sheikh Hasina. This draft is small.

@Mehedi Abedin @Ahammed Saad @Bruno pnm ars @BangladeshiEditorInSylhet please improve the draft. RealStranger43286 (talk) 08:10, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 13 December 2024

Before The name the qord Dictator must add Amiralways (talk) 08:18, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Not done: please provide WP:RS. Borgenland (talk) 03:09, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 15 January 2025

{{subst:trim|1=

Change [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general electio]n] in third paragraph to 2014 general election (simple typo)

}} 129.2.110.20 (talk) 19:02, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

 Done, thanks. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 19:25, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 13 February 2025

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31.22.145.136 (talk) 06:22, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. It appears this may already be implemented, but it is hard to tell given that the request is not intelligible. LizardJr8 (talk) 01:50, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 15 February 2025

Personal life ---- Tulip Siddiq is former, not current minister BlackRider90 (talk) 02:02, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

 Done Lova Falk (talk) 10:12, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 13 February 2025 (2)

Please include Dr. Yunus's visit of "Aynaghar", White Paper on Bangladesh's economy which mentions more than 200 billion dollars laundered and the United Nations Fact Finding Report's findings.

Sources: White Paper - "https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/views/review-of-the-white-paper-on-bangladesh-economy"

Dr Yunus at Aynaghar - "https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/government/ohk04zflw8", " https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/osmq9vqhlu"

United Nations Report - "https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/ohchr-fact-finding-report-human-rights-violations-and-abuses-related"

Arknights12 (talk) 09:47, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

@Arknights12: Could you please write exactly which sentence you would like to insert exactly where, in order to make it easier for us to perform, or deny, your request? Lova Falk (talk) 10:15, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

maybe add "A White Paper on Bangladesh Economy report estimated that as much as $16 billion was siphoned off annually through money laundering during the AL regime. This amounts to over $240 billion in 15 years, a staggering figure that dwarfs the country’s total development budget." to the post premiership section with source 1 as reference.

Then add "Presence of a large number of secret prison cells or Aynaghors during Sheikh hasina's 15 years was brought to the public eye by The Commission for Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance and was officially visited by chief adviser dr yunus with victims and press on 12/2/25" in post premiership with sources 2 as reference Arknights12 (talk) 12:00, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you @Arknights12:!

• First sentence. I clicked on the source, opened the pdf, I did searches for usd, 240, 15 years and for billion, but I could not find the numbers that you describe in this sentence. Furthermore, you forgot to tell me exactly where in the article you would like to insert this sentence. I found the text in the fourth source. However, you have copypasted the text, and that is against our copyright rules. You need to rewrite these sentences in your own words. Lova Falk (talk) 12:52, 4 March 2025 (UTC)
• Second sentence. Am I correct that this would be source 1, 2 and 3? Exactly where in the article would you like me to add this sentence? Lova Falk (talk) 13:00, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

  First sentence -"A report titled "White Paper on State of Bangladesh Economy" published on December 1st, 2024, estimated that up to $16 billion was annually diverted through money laundering during Sheikh Hasina's tenure as Prime Minister from 2009 to 2024 . Over 15 years, this summed up to over $240 billion." please add this to the beginning of the third paragraph in Post-Premiership section.

  Second Sentence- Sources Please add this after the second paragraph of Post-Premiership Arknights12 (talk) 13:35, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done Please check that I did everything correctly, and if not, tell me what to change. Lova Falk (talk) 14:04, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

Please change the last line of third paragraph from "chief adviser dr. yunus" to "Chief Adviser Dr. Yunus", "12/2/25" to "February 12, 2025" and "Aynaghor" to "Aynaghar". Thanks. Arknights12 (talk) 14:36, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

[[Aynaghar|Aynaghar]] can just be written as [[Aynaghar]]. Do you maybe mean: [[Aynaghar|Aynaghor]]? BTW I see in the article about aynaghar that they are not written with a capital letter, so the correct way would be [[aynaghar|aynaghor]] Lova Falk (talk) 15:25, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

Yeah Aynaghars is better. I haven't figured out the writing formats of wikipedia properly yet. News outlets regularly use Aynaghar with capital letter thats why it probably should be in capital. Please remove the " before chief advisor too.Arknights12 (talk) 15:44, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done Lova Falk (talk) 15:49, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 9 March 2025

She stole $5 billion from the nuclear power plant project built by Russia.

Currently, it says $5 million.

This is a significant typo.

Please change $5 million to $5 billion. Jdmbet (talk) 05:14, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Sohom (talk) 05:44, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done Sohom (talk) 05:47, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 12 March 2025

please add the following as the fourth paragraph in the post premiership section:

The Interim Government has made the money laundering case of Sheikh Hasina and her family as a top priority for resolution. On 11 March 2025, a Dhaka court ordered the seizure of 124 bank accounts of Sheikh Hasina, her family, related individuals and institutions which had Tk635.14 crore in them. it has also seized seized eight plots, including a 60-katha RAJUK plot with a deed value of Tk1.80 crore, along with 10 decimal land holdings valued at Tk8.85 crore. On 18 March 2025, a Dhaka court has directed the freezing of another 31 bank accounts connected to Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wazed Putul, sister Sheikh Rehana, and their affiliates. These accounts held Tk394.6 crore. A joint probe team found assets of Sheikh Hasina, her family, related individuals and institutions in United States, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Cayman Islands. Existence of a Russian slush fund was found in a bank of Malaysia.

• <ref>https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/banking/bfiu-finds-tk635cr-124-frozen-bank-accounts-hasina-family-1089121</ref>
• <ref>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/234w4zfglk</ref>
• <ref>https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/376602/court-orders-to-freeze-31-bank-accounts-of-hasina</ref>

Arknights12 (talk) 10:35, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

Hi Arknights12 I will look into this later today! Lova Falk (talk) 11:41, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done Please check and tell me if I made a mistake somewhere. Lova Falk (talk) 13:51, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Didn't find any mistakes. Thanks. Arknights12 (talk) 10:44, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 1 April 2025

103.218.25.57 (talk) 18:48, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

Currently shek Hasina is not a prime minister of Bangladesh she is dictor

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Day Creature (talk) 16:12, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 24 April 2025

"on infobox after the crimunal charges we can add" |wanted_by =International Crimes Tribunal 31.189.42.131 (talk) 13:14, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

 Done Lova Falk (talk) 13:49, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

Sheikh Hasina

Please change ‘Sheikh Hasina (née Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician, kleptocrat and dictator who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024.’ To ‘ Sheikh Hasina (née Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024.’ 2601:5CC:C701:CA00:6D74:6498:610F:B47 (talk) 02:18, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Lead

I have removed the terms "kleptocrat" and "dictator" that were used to refer to Hasina in the 1st sentence of the article. Loaded terminology like this is absolutely inappropriate for the opening sentence of a BLP and should not be used without great caution and solid, reliable sourcing to back it up. If we are to characterize Hasina in this way we should not do so in Wikivoice in the opening sentence, but should instead only summarize who has referred to her with these terms (i.e., X or Y has described her as a dictator). Day Creature (talk) 03:10, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 13 May 2025

Remove the word dictator. I pay Wikipedia and I want better outcome not fake news. Sheikh Hasina is my prime minister and I will not tolerate any misinformation about her. Look at Bangladesh now. You terrorists are getting what you deserve. Poor bastards. 2601:5CC:C701:CA00:6D74:6498:610F:B47 (talk) 01:09, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Already done see the section below, where I have begun a discussion about this. Day Creature (talk) 03:12, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 13 May 2025 (2)

Sheikh Hasina is not a dictator. She is the mother of democracy. Please change the misinformation before God slams you. 2601:5CC:C701:CA00:6D74:6498:610F:B47 (talk) 02:05, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Already done see the section below, where I have begun a discussion about this. Day Creature (talk) 03:13, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 13 May 2025 (3)

Please change ‘ Sheikh Hasina[b] (née Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician, kleptocrat and dictator who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024.’ to ‘ Sheikh Hasina[b] (née Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024.‘ 2601:5CC:C701:CA00:6D74:6498:610F:B47 (talk) 02:17, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Already done see the section below, where I have begun a discussion about this. Day Creature (talk) 03:13, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 14 May 2025

Please change ‘ Sheikh Hasina[b] (née Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. Her 15 years of authoritarian regime ended in self-imposed exile following the Student–People's uprising in 2024.[c]’ to ‘ Sheikh Hasina[b] (née Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician and the daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of the nation of Bangladesh. She served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and was reelected again in 2009 serving until August 2024. Her 15 years regime ended in self-imposed exile following the Student–People's uprising in 2024.[c]’ Arman6726 (talk) 14:10, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: I find it unnecessary to mention that she was the daughter of Rahman in the very 1st sentence of the article, given this is mentioned in the paragraph directly below. I did make one minor tweak to the wording of the second sentence (changing "regime" to "rule"), purely for grammatical reasons. I also have concerns about describing her premiership as 15 years of authoritarianism, especially given that the government became more authoritarian over time and was more democratic initially. But I'll wait for others to weigh in before making further changes. Day Creature (talk) 16:01, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

Sheikh Hasina

Sheikh Hasina’s development for Bangladesh over the last few years has been amazing. The minority terrorist group in Bangladesh ruled by Dr. Yunus provides misinformation about sheikh Hasina and Awami League. Sheikh Hasina fought terrorism until her last day in office. Sheikh Hasina is not a dictator and the term must be removed from Wikipedia. I have donated to Wikipedia significantly in the past and such misinformation is simply unacceptable. I want all my money back if this page isn’t fixed. She is simple the former prime minister of Bangladesh and also the next prime minister. She is not a fugitive. I’m really upset at Wikipedia. 2601:5CC:C701:CA00:6D74:6498:610F:B47 (talk) 02:13, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

While it's somewhat true that Yunus is becoming very controversial with Awami Ban and Myanmar thing (and some more since August), he isn't like as controversial as Hasnat or Sarjis. I was also shocked with the dictator and klepcrat (never heard that word before) thing given that this article is also high importance for women's history. Hasina's legacy will be better once the atrocities are not refreshed in momery (kinda like her father) but I don't think this is the time to fanboying her after the July incident. There was a sentence in this article that Hasina was menefestation of India's influence which also got removed just like the dictator kleptocrat thing. So, keep donating Wikipedia. Since we aren't contributing to improve this page, our comments will probably get removed. 37.111.213.54 (talk) 10:16, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 10 June 2025

Controversies

Sheikh Hasina and her family have been repeatedly accused of election rigging. Allegations include:

A longstanding pattern of vote manipulation, especially through state machinery.

Her son, Sajeeb Wazed, has been linked to digital surveillance and suppression of opposition voices.

Despite being outside the country at times, critics say she and her allies threaten citizens, claiming she will return to power by force and vote theft.

There are accusations that protesters who speak against her are harassed, jailed, or even killed.

"Sources available online web" Catheyreynold (talk) 10:48, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 13:17, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 11 June 2025

Change ‘Sheikh Hasina[a] (née Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. Her 15 years of premiership, which critics characterized as a dictatorship and kleptocracy, ended in self-imposed exile following the July Revolution in 2024.’ to ‘Sheikh Hasina[a] (née Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. Her 15 years of leadership ended after violent protests across Bangladesh resulted in the death of over 1000 civilians, police officers and Awami League leaders. Sheikh Hasina is currently in self-imposed exile in India due to safety concerns.’ Arman6726 (talk) 02:47, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Day Creature (talk) 04:56, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 11 June 2025 (2)

Please remove the word dictator and kleptocracy. There is no such critics. I am a citizen of Bangladesh and I personally think that the interim government in Bangladesh is nothing less than Hamas terrorists. Sheikh Hasina is my leader and such comments are unacceptable. Arman6726 (talk) 02:51, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Day Creature (talk) 04:56, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

Not anymore President of awami league

De jure the party has been abolished from 10 May 2025. She can't be president anymore I want to request to edit. A$ianeditorz (talk) 21:55, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

Haha not abolished just thier activities were banned. She is still the president of Awami League. Niasoh ❯❯❯ Wanna chat? 09:47, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request

Please add the category Politicide Perpetrators as several protestors were killed during the July Revolution. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4l1z5qd1vo.amp https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2025/6/1/bangladesh-ex-pm-hasina-charged-with-systematic-attack-as-trial-opens 2600:387:F:6C19:0:0:0:B (talk) 18:53, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

 Done Thepharoah17 (talk) 00:17, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 25 September 2025

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During her time in office, Sheikh Hasina oversaw major economic growth, significant infrastructure development, and improvements in education and health sectors. Bangladesh became one of the fastest-growing economies in South Asia under her leadership, with notable achievements such as expanding the garments industry, boosting power generation, and launching megaprojects like the Padma Bridge.

However, her rule was also widely criticized as increasingly autocratic. Over the years, the political environment in Bangladesh grew more restricted, with opposition parties facing systematic crackdowns, arrests, and intimidation. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), her main rival, was heavily weakened, while dissent in the media and civil society came under pressure. Critics accused her government of manipulating elections, silencing journalists, and using state institutions to consolidate power.

Human rights organizations also raised concerns about enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and curbs on freedom of expression during her rule. International observers often described Bangladesh under Hasina as a “de facto one-party state,” with very limited space for opposition politics.

Supporters argue that her firm grip on power brought stability and development to a nation once plagued by coups and political violence. Detractors, however, contend that she transformed Bangladesh into an authoritarian state, where democratic institutions were hollowed out in favor of her party’s dominance.

By the time she stepped down, Sheikh Hasina had become a deeply polarizing figure: admired by some as a strong leader who transformed Bangladesh, and condemned by others as an autocrat who undermined democracy and entrenched one-party rule.

Would you like me to write this as a neutral historical profile, or as a critical commentary highlighting mainly the authoritarian aspects of her rule? Smhrana468 (talk) 13:30, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: AI-generated edit requests are not permitted (see WP:LLMTALK). Day Creature (talk) 14:25, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

Image in "Reception" section

What exactly does this represent? It just seems to be a picture of some pencils, fingertips, and some writing. Nothing to do with the caption.

File:July Revolution Citizens Seize Sheikh Hasina’s Palace and Uncover Illegal Call Monitoring Files.pdf

July Revolution Citizens Seize Sheikh Hasina's Palace and Uncover Illegal Call Monitoring Files

— Iadmc♫^talk  02:33, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

This article should be updated

New information has emerged regarding the July mass uprising and the death sentence issued on 17 November 2025 by the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AnwarLamim (talk • contribs) 09:43, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

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Grammar fix required

"characterized by dictatorship", not "characterized with dictatorship". ~2025-34095-61 (talk) 15:52, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Error in third paragraph.

"Narrow loose" should clearly be "narrow loss". Encelix (talk) 17:59, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 17 November 2025

In the 2nd paragraph after the box with her information it should say lose instead of loose Irishriot9 (talk) 17:40, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

It Should say loss actually Irishriot9 (talk) 17:41, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Already done , looks like. Best, GoldRomean (talk) 18:14, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Edit request

Two requests: - Add current events banner to the top of the page, as this is featured on the front page. - Change "Bangladeshi politician" to "Bangladeshi politician convicted of Crimes against Humanity". ~2025-31135-21 (talk) 17:48, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: First, it's not clear what "current events banner" you're referring to. If you mean Template:current, it isn't necessary to add this to every article that's featured in the "In the news" section of the main page. Second, Hasina's conviction is already mentioned in the first paragraph of the lead section. Day Creature (talk) 18:36, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 17 November 2025 (2)

she was recently sentenced to death, I wish to research and write exact details about the news. ~2025-34061-13 (talk) 20:47, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you. Even if you weren't requesting rights, it would still be an ambiguous edit request. NotJamestack (✉️|📝) 21:05, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 19 November 2025

Change "UN OHCHR" to "OHCHR"

As far as i can tell, the organization always uses simply OHCHR. KingGramulaOfTheSouthernIsles (talk) 07:56, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Rht bd (talk) 12:22, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Lots of grammar issues in this article

Can’t fix currently due to lock Krishnannp (talk) 17:30, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

point them out here and confirmed users will fix it for you ~2025-32599-64 (talk) 08:48, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

IT'S LOTS! NOT LOT'S

Minor edit request in the lede of Sheikh Hasina about the timing of her sentencing

• What I think should be changed (format using {{textdiff}}):

  −

  She resigned and fled to India following the [[July Revolution (Bangladesh)|July Revolution]] in 2024, and was found guilty of crimes against humanity by the Bangladeshi [[International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)|International Crimes Tribunal]] and [[Trial of Sheikh Hasina|sentenced]] to death [[In absentia (law)|in absentia]].

  +

  She resigned and fled to India following the [[July Revolution (Bangladesh)|July Revolution]] in 2024, and was found guilty of crimes against humanity by the Bangladeshi [[International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)|International Crimes Tribunal]] in 2025 and [[Trial of Sheikh Hasina|sentenced]] to death [[In absentia (law)|in absentia]].

• Why it should be changed: The text implies that her fleeing and her being found guilty happened in the same year, which is not true. This is not a point of massive importance, but nevertheless it is more accurate to specify that her sentencing happened in 2025 and not 2024.

• References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button): The references in this sentence/section already support this change.

RocksInMyDryer (talk, contribs) 07:15, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

References

 Done @RocksInMyDryer: Rht bd (talk) 07:20, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Fled to India?

The article says that she fled to India. How is this even possible? She is not an Indian citizen and India would have turned her in. Is there a source? ~2025-35210-60 (talk) 08:11, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

There are numerous sources which mention her fleeing to india. Source 1, Source 2, Source 3 Rht bd (talk) 08:29, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Label of fugitive

I think labeling Hasina as a fugitive is an issue. Should her current state of fleeing be a defining attribute and so prominent despite WP:NOTNEWS? Vladimir Putin is not so prominently labeled as a fugitive. His country is not in the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court but Hasina is not in the jurisdiction of Bangladesh. Whether or not it is her country anymore or whether a request for her extradition is legitimate doesn't matter — they are political questions. I can't imagine she personally agrees that she should be extradited and killed and even if she supported the general concept during her tenure, I reckon she's changed her mind! Besides, Bashar al-Assad is not labeled this way (though the argument that he does not recognise the legitimacy of the actions of the current government is much stronger).

The most relevant writing on this I could find is the essay Wikipedia:Crime labels that would argue that the description that we already have in the lead about her conviction is the only useful way to describe it accurately and fairly. To broadly interpret that essay's stance on reliable "breaking news" sources that explicitly labels her as a fugitive, it would be acceptable for me to be able to interpret current news headlines that use the phrase only as what is essentially headlinese adverb describing her current situation rather than as a lasting label. After all, we only change the how we define a living person after they have died, not when there are only serious concerns that they might not survive. We cannot know for sure whether this will truly define her future or her legacy. – Mullafacation『talk』 02:04, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

 Did it myself: I hadn't looked back far enough at the revision history. This was already removed but that was reverted without any explanation in the edit summary so I feel happy to restore the status quo until we have a consensus otherwise. – Mullafacation『talk』 02:27, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

@Mullafacation: I agree with you. Fugitive is not her identity. I request you to comment on my proposed lead section Rht bd (talk) 03:41, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

It seems you've made wise decisions on what you've trimmed back on and it seems to give due weight to all relevant perspectives but I have no experience in making well-structured articles and I was completely unaware of anything to do with Bangladesh until the trial got on the Main Page plus I had barely read past the first sentence until you invited me to review your lead. I've looked into it a bit but there's nothing in particular I can see that I am able to comment on, sorry. – Mullafacation『talk』 05:07, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

adding position of the article subject to the lead.

@N2e: saw you were here editing and thought I would ping you. I wanted to add this text to the lead. I just came across the article yesterday when the subject was in the news relating to her death sentence. It seems to me that the subject's position on her death sentence should be given due weight in the lead, but various editors keep removing it. I dont feel comfortable to keep re-adding it due to BLP policies. It seems this article is not NPOV due to the overwhelming negative attitude towards this former head of state. Maybe the editors Ahammed Saad (talk · contribs) that are removing it want to comment as well? Seems there is too much detail in general in the lead and too much negative content. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 07:58, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Two thoughts from me: 1), the lede is rediculously too long for a BLP article. I tagged that, and someone subsequently removed the tag, without the problem being addressed. It needs a good copyedit to leave a good summary of her life, and her political career, without the excessive detail of her political career that in the lede as it currently stands. The details should be simply placed in career subsection of the article. 2) I would have no problem with your sentence being added, simply because both sides in anything politics is involved in should be represented to avoid NPOV. Cheers. l N2e (talk) 01:15, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

I agree with @N2e: @Jtbobwaysf: that lead section of the article is not at all NPOV. I am proposing the following text as lead. If you have any suggestion please fell free to do so. Rht bd (talk) 16:22, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

Sheikh Hasina Wazed (born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2009 until 2024. She is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh’s founding leader, and has long been the head of the Awami League. During her tenure, she became the country’s longest-serving prime minister and one of the longest-serving female heads of government globally.

Her second premiership was marked by significant economic development, but also increasing international concern over democratic backsliding, human rights abuses, and restrictions on political opposition and press freedom. Critics accused her administration of consolidating power, corruption, embezzlement of foreign reserve and observers raised allegations of electoral irregularities in the 2014, 2018, and 2024 general elections.

In July–August 2024, widespread student-led protests erupted, demanding reforms and accountability. Security forces undertook a harsh crackdown, with international bodies estimating that hundreds to over a thousand protesters may have died.  The protests culminated in her resignation and flight to India in August 2024.

In November 2025, Hasina was convicted in absentia by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on charges of crimes against humanity, including ordering lethal force against protesters.  She was sentenced to death on multiple counts.  Human rights groups—including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International—have raised fair-trial concerns, noting that she was tried without legal representation of her choosing. Hasina has rejected the tribunal’s legitimacy and described the verdict as politically motivated.

Hasina was among Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2018, and was listed as being one of the 100 most powerful women in the world by Forbes in 2015, 2018 and 2022.

• I think this is more balanced and I support a change. Maybe N2e can comment as well. This seems to be a highly politicized article that is suffering from WP:RGW issues. I dont know how to solve it, and if even a lead re-write will help. Jtbobwaysf (talk) 07:59, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

The previous lead suffered from WP:LEADFOLLOWS issues; the article body doesn't mention "dictatorship" or "oligarchy". ~2025-35560-31 (talk) 10:57, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

NPOV tag

This article suffers from quite a bad NPOV issue. Editors are above seeking to add that the subject is a fugitive, removing her own statements relating to her politicized trial, and in general the WP:LEAD is absurd in its lack of NPOV. I will tag the article. Do not remove this tag without discussion and consensus. This article should probably be also added to the list of contentious topics if it is not already, as the subject seems to be of a particular controversial nature and great interest from WP:RGW type edits. Jtbobwaysf (talk) 10:01, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

I don't have any problem of the addition of of her statement, but whatever is added, should be summarized. Avoid lengthy sentence or broad overview, unless it would violate WP:UNDUE. Ahammed Saad (talk) 12:11, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

What general issues with the lead are you referring too in terms of NPOV? GothicGolem29 (Talk) 04:06, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

Generally speaking the lead (prior to its recent re-write) tended to be overly negative toward the subject. I think it is neutral now. Jtbobwaysf (talk) 07:13, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

WP:UNDUE

@Rht bd where is info about her background & political career between 1975 & 2009?? Serious due weight issues in the intro. Ahammed Saad (talk) 12:04, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

@Jtbobwaysf isn't it undue weight to include her sentence in the first paragraph of the lead without mentioning the crime for which she was sentenced for?? If it is, then I favour either it's removal or inclusion of her "alleged" crimes against humanity (or authoritarianism) to the first paragraph. I don't want that any new edit war might start by me!! Ahammed Saad (talk) 20:29, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

Be aware of WP:OWN and WP:BLUDGEON. Again, everything doesn't go in the lead, see MOS:LEAD. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 23:08, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

Biased lead

The present lead of the article as of November 22, 2025 looks extremely biased in favor of Sheikh Hasina. The lead makes unsubstantiated claims that "Her second premiership was marked by significant economic development". It makes no sense when we know for the fact that the quota protests against the government was triggered primarily because of the rising unemployment, especially among the youth. Several reports after the fall of Hasina government highlighted how her government manipulated the statistical figures to show false economic growth like this by The Economist. I also find it very surprising that there is no mention about the UN OHCHR report on 2024 protests in Bangladesh which found Sheikh Hasina to be directly involved in the July Massacre. There is also no mention about Sheikh Hasina's pro-India stance which is one of her biggest criticisms in Bangladesh. Avidanalyst (talk) 01:15, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

Support your view, should be added to the lede for npov Ahammed Saad (talk) 10:52, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

I can't edit the article myself because of the user restriction, someone who's eligible should add these issues in the lead. It looked far better previously but someone must have changed it during the verdict of Sheikh Hasina. Avidanalyst (talk) 18:30, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

• Wikipedia is not an opportunity to WP:RGW. The subject has had quite good media coverage for decades and once was even a Time top 100 of something. We dont just change an article because of WP:RECENT. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 07:15, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

  Well I support adding criticism her pro-India stance & OHCHR report to the intro. These are notable, and adding this would be more npov. Ahammed Saad (talk) 07:29, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

We dont need criticism in the lead per WP:CRIT. Who really cares about her pro-India stance (if she has one, she does live in India after all), sounds like some sort of regional politics dispute. This article is the subject of a huge amount of attention, much of it recently negative. Jtbobwaysf (talk) 07:35, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

As per WP:NPOV, we are supposed to present all the views of the subject, including the crticisms. Her pro-India stance being one of her biggest criticisms deserves to be in the lead. The current lead looks like written by a fanboy of Sheikh Hasina and doesn't look neutral at all. And for heaven's sake, someone please remove the unsubstantiated claim on significant economic development. It is just hilarious to see significant development results in high unemployment rate. Avidanalyst (talk) 17:58, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

I think lead is inspired from an Al Jazeera & an Associated Press article published after the verdict which summarized her premireship in a similar way, but also focused on her pro-India stance which is missing here. Ahammed Saad (talk) 20:24, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

The current lead does not like it was written by a fanboy it mentions the crackdown on protests it mentions some criticisms and notes that some by international observers noted there were some irregularities in the election. GothicGolem29 (Talk) 14:24, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

No, the lead doesnt include everything that is said, the MOS:LEAD summarizes and weight is generally given (roughly) according to the weight given the article.

You are wrong. Her pro-India stance had been a key source of criticism in Bangladesh from all over the political spectrum, at least at some extent. And criticism has already been added about democratic backsliding, corruption, money laundering & human rights abuses in the intro, so what's the problem about pro-India criticism?? And OHCHR report is a reliable source for highlighting July massacre related crimes. Ahammed Saad (talk) 20:20, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

The lead summarizes the article it doesnt summarize 'a key source of criticism in Bangladesh from all over the political spectrum.' Jtbobwaysf (talk) 23:04, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

I think Jtbobwaysf is contradicting himself while talking in favor of the current lead. "the MOS:LEAD summarizes and weight is generally given (roughly) according to the weight given the article" - Which part of the article talks about significant economic development under Sheikh Hasina that the lead claims? Rather the article says the opposite. And where is the summary of the 'Reception' section in the lead, which describes her pro-India stance? The current lead definitely violates both MOS:LEAD and WP:NPOV. Avidanalyst (talk) 04:25, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

Then propose a neutral edit. The article subject is controversial so probably weight somewhat on both sides, 'some say she is great, others say she is bad.' Key point is we are not going to cover all the criticisms in the lead, nor are we going to cover all the praise. Time magazine top 100 is a pretty routine type of thing we include across all BLPs, criticisms from some local organizations probably not with the same weight (of maybe dont even make the cut at all). Here we have WEF praising her economic policies, its not like it is a controversial topic clearly, and it is probably sourced (I guess there are a hundred or more sources that followed this news)... BLP policies are express setup to protect from this sort of negative press against a subject, and probably no more important relevant than a subject who is sentenced to death in absentia). Jtbobwaysf (talk) 07:09, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

Key point is we are not going to cover all the criticisms in the lead, nor are we going to cover all the praise... – So which criteria prohibits the addition of her government's pro-India stance & OHCHR report in the lead under your "key point"?? I'm not asserting for detailed explanation of all her criticism & praises, I'm just asserting on the addition of one single criticism, which is important & mentioned in the reception section. And OHCHR report is neutral & reliable source to maintain pov here. It will absolutely be a neutral edit to add this infos, and will contribute to solve the article's pov issues. You are just pushing a bunch of selective contents to the lead without any clear explanation. And the intro paragraph has seriously violated WP:UNDUE & MOS:LEAD, adding The Times classification just give overweight to a selective info that's even absent in the whole article. I don't support it's removal, but moving it to the end of the lead as it was. Ahammed Saad (talk) 14:16, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

I looked at the lead today and it is a great improvement. Thank you to everyone who has helped. The so-called pro India criticism is both WP:CRIT and WP:TRIVIA as it relates to the lead. MOS:LEAD summarizes and is not an opportunity to promote key talking points about how this is/was a bad leader. An article of this size and a subject of this type of massive coverage over multiple decades is going to have a large amount of content and then the content that gets a lot of coverage over time gets summarized in the lead in due weight. I have told you this above as well as you are not listening. I think that her so called pro India stance might also be praised by the other side of the political spectrum, or maybe India. So it really isn't a criticism to even a majority. Maybe if she was pro-india and the sources support it (I do see a few) then add a section to the article and then summarize it in the lead stating 'she was considered to be pro-India during her rule' rather than seeking to add undue criticism to the lead, which is going to result in pushback from largely uninvolved editors like myself. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 09:13, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

HRW report

@Jtbobwaysf your neutrality arguments constantly downplay WP:UNDUE. I don't see any reason to add HRW report and so much emphasis on a single paragraph that has become larger any other paragraph in the lead. It can be added later, but not in the lead. Ahammed Saad (talk) 11:40, 1 December 2025 (UTC)

Noted you again have moved 'positive light' content to the main body out the lead, which I think is important for WP:NPOV. This content relates to this HRW report. It appears to me that this content should be the MOS:LEAD. I'll ping for a third opinion. I have previously advised you about WP:SOAP on this talk page and on your talk page, this article is not a place to WP:RGW above a former leader. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 01:03, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

The lead is supposed to summarize the main body of the article. Does the body actually cover this report? Dimadick (talk) 16:09, 3 December 2025 (UTC)

No, the report was directly added to the lead. There was no prior mention of it in the article. Ahammed Saad (talk) 14:23, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 30 December 2025

File:Khaleda Zia Sheikh Hasina 2008.webp

২০০৮ সালে সেনা-সমর্থিত সরকারের সময় এক অনুষ্ঠোনে খালেদা জিয়া ও শেখ হাসিনা এটিই ছিল দুজনের মধ্যে সর্বশেষ সাক্ষাৎ।

Ivosifat (talk) 06:42, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. CardboardLamp (^T_C) 08:03, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 14 January 2026

" removal of Urdu name"

Urdu was never the native language of East Pakistan (Bangladesh) during Pakistan Era. Bangla is one and only native language. Mmmbari (talk) 16:43, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done I have reverted the recent edit by @Mahmudul Hasan Alvi that added the Urdu version of the name, per WP:BRD. Please discuss on the talk page first before adding Hasina's name in Urdu to the infobox. I myself don't see how that is at all relevant to add. Day Creature (talk) 18:10, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 10 April 2026

According to reports, the United States actively participated in this regime change by spending millions in the form of assistance, which highly influenced the outcome. Km.bd71 (talk) 16:44, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

•  Not done The csbnews.us is not a reliable source and the article in that is an opinion piece, not a news with editorial supervision. The suggested texts is WP:OR. Rht bd (talk) 17:16, 10 April 2026 (UTC)